Rachael McShane

Rachael McShane is a singer, cellist, fiddle and viola player based in the North East of England. An original member of folk big band Bellowhead, Rachael toured internationally with them as well as making several TV appearances. Bellowhead recorded 5 studio albums, and won a total of 8 BBC Folk Awards in their 12 years together. Rachael has more recently been singing the role of Susannah Holmes in The Transports alongside The Young'uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell and Matthew Crampton.\nRachael is now playing with a brand new band, The Cartographers, featuring guitarist Matthew Ord and melodeon player Julian Sutton.\nThe evening's entertainment will be opened by local four-piece Road Not Taken.\nTickets are also available from Melanie's Kitchen in Downend.